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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last month (2025-12)

Paper	Accesses
COLONIAL ORIGINS OF THE THREEFOLD REALITY OF MOCAMBIQUE: FISCAL CAPACITY AND LABOUR SYSTEMS Kleoniki Alexopoulou, Dacil Juif	44
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	42
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	40
Income inequality under Colonial Rule: Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with British colonies 1920-1960 Facundo Alvaredo, Denis Cogneau, Thomas Piketty	40
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	38
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	38
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	34
Social mobility among christian Africans: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers in Uganda, 1895-2011 Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Marco H. D. van Leeuwen, Jacob L. Wiesdorf	34
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	33
The development of settler agriculture in British Africa revisisted: Estimating the role of tenant labour in Southern Rhodesia, c. 1900-1960 Erik Green	31

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Top papers by Downloads last month (2025-12)

Paper	Downloads
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	3
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	2
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	2
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	2
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	1
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908-1970 Shane Doyle, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf	1
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	1

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last 3 months (2025-10 to 2025-12)

Paper	Accesses
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	117
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	115
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	115
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	114
COLONIAL ORIGINS OF THE THREEFOLD REALITY OF MOCAMBIQUE: FISCAL CAPACITY AND LABOUR SYSTEMS Kleoniki Alexopoulou, Dacil Juif	110
Income inequality under Colonial Rule: Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with British colonies 1920-1960 Facundo Alvaredo, Denis Cogneau, Thomas Piketty	109
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	101
The development of settler agriculture in British Africa revisisted: Estimating the role of tenant labour in Southern Rhodesia, c. 1900-1960 Erik Green	101
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	99
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	96

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Top papers by Downloads last 3 months (2025-10 to 2025-12)

Paper	Downloads
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	9
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	8
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	6
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	5
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	5
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	4
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	4
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908-1970 Shane Doyle, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf	4
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	3
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	3

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Accesses
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	589
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	587
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	538
THE LAND-LABOUR HYPOTHESIS REVISED: WEALTH, LABOUR AND HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN FRONTIER Jeanne Cilliers, Erik Green	517
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	513
Historical patterns of economic growth in Africa: A review Morten Jerven	502
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	498
COLONIAL ORIGINS OF THE THREEFOLD REALITY OF MOCAMBIQUE: FISCAL CAPACITY AND LABOUR SYSTEMS Kleoniki Alexopoulou, Dacil Juif	493
The economics of slavery in 18th century Cape Colony: Revising the Nieboer-Domar hypothesis Erik Green	491
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	490

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Top papers by Downloads all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Downloads
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	49
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	48
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	40
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	37
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	36
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	34
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	33
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	32
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	21
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	17

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